Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the appellant's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied as there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a nexus to service.

The Board found no evidence of a connection between the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus and his military service, including exposure to noise. The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination to assess his claimed tinnitus and obtaining Army National Guard treatment records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are due to in-service acoustic trauma, and service connection is granted.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service, and thus denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus was not incurred or aggravated in active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The issues of increased ratings for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, as well as service connection for dizziness and vertigo, are also pending.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, which he attributes to noise exposure during active service. The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to assess the etiology of his current conditions.

The Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected as it relates to his in-service acoustic trauma.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss were denied as there was insufficient evidence of a link between his current disabilities and his period of active military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and examination to address the existence and etiology of his claimed conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, testicular disability, and skin disability.

The Board has found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are etiologically related to active service, thus granting service connection for these conditions. The claim for sinusitis is remanded as it requires further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic low back disorder, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus as there was no evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied, but his claim for tinnitus is granted.

Your appeal is being remanded because you requested a videoconference hearing, which has not been scheduled. You will be given the opportunity to appear before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no medical evidence establishing a nexus between current disabilities and service.

The Veteran's request for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent is already assigned.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's extensive noise exposure during service is a plausible causal factor for his current hearing impairment and ringing in the ears.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus. The evidence shows that the Veteran currently suffers from bilateral high frequency sensorineural hearing loss, which is likely related to his military noise exposure. Tinnitus was also found to be related to service. Therefore, both conditions are granted as service connected.

The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not related to noise exposure during service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.